Unisex name · since 2008
Fable
311 babies named Fable in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #15,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
311 babies have been named Fable since 2008, making it today's #3203 unisex name.
Fable has 311 recorded births among girls since 2008, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #3203 as of the latest data, more common than 81% of girls, busiest in the 2020s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2025.
- #15,587 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,203 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 311 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Fable ranks #15,587 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,203 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 311 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #15,587 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,203 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 311
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Fable's 311 recorded births place it above 78.42% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Fable compares
311 46th percentile among 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Fable's all-time total is 17% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Fable | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 311 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 50 | 21 | 19,840 |
Fable's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Fable splits its recorded history at 2017: 69% of all births land in the more recent half, 31% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 2008 (6 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 50 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Fable popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 50
- Annual births at peak, across 18 years of records
Fable popularity over time - boys
35 total births recorded since 2012 (Fable as boys' name)
Fable by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (179 births, 58% of the file).
2020s was Fable's strongest decade.
179 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Fable births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 6
2000s
6 births
- 2010s
2010s
126 births
- 2020s
2020s
179 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 179 births (58% of all-time use).
Fable by state
Where Fable concentrates geographically, total births since 2008
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- Texas records the most Fables (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Fable: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~17 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2008–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Fable draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.